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GATE.

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LEVI IV. SECKLER, OF JOSSERAND, TEXAS.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming* par?. Of Letters Patent N0. 675,980, dated June11, 1901.

Application filed November 8,1900. Serial No. 35,856. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEVI W. SECKLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Josserand, in the county of Trinity and State of Texas, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Gates, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to sliding gates of the class adapted to be openedfrom either side of the gate by occupants of vehicles or equestrianswithout alighting.

The object of the invention is to provide simple and easily-operatedmechanism for opening and closing a gate and for controlling the latchthereof by the same mechanism which opens and closes the gate.

The construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafterin connection with the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification, and its novel features will be defined in the appendedclaims.

In the drawings, Figure lis an elevation of a gate embodying theinvention, the open position of the gate being indicated by dottedlines. Fig. 2 is an end elevation, partly in section. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section through the oppositely-disposed levers.

The reference-numeral1 designates a standard, on one side of which ismounted upon a suitable axial support a grooved roller 2, whichconstitutes a trackway for the lower rail 4 of the gate. The upper rail3 is adapted to travel beneath a downwardly-extending projection securedto the standard 1. The lower rail 4 is formed with a longitudinalextension 5, and said rail is provided on its under surface throughoutits length with a depending tongue or rib 6. The upper surface of theextended portion of the lower rail is also formed with a projecting ribor tongue 7, said ribs (5 and 7 serving as bearing-surfaces and guidesto support the gate upon the lower grooved roller 2 and between a pairof grooved rollers 8 and 9, supported upon pins 10, projecting from apost 11 inline with the standards 1 and 23.

12 represents a cross-bar secured to the standard 1 at right angles tothe gate and having fulcrumcd thereon two oppositely-disposed levers 13and 14, the inner ends of which are recessed, as illustrated in Fig. 3,

to overlap each other. The inner end of the lever 13 is formed with anelongated slot 15, within which projects an antifriction-roller 16,mounted upon apin 17, extending through the end of the lever 14, thisconnection of the meeting ends of the levers insuring their simultaneousmovement when either of them is operated.

18 designates a lever pivotally secured at its upper end to the standard1 and at its opposite end to one end of a link 19, the opposite end ofsaid link being pivotally attached to a bell-crank lever 20, fulcrumedon one of the longitudinal bars of the gate and having its long armextending through the adjacent end rail 2l of the gate and notched, asshown at 22, to form a latch which projects within a recess in thegate-post 23 to engage a crosspin 24. The lever 18 is provided near itsupper end with a projecting forked rod 25, having a loop 26, to which isloosely attached one end of a link 27, the opposite end of which isloosely secured to an eye 28, depending from the under side of the lever13.

Depending from the outer end ot' each of the levers 13 and 14 andloosely secured to eyes 29 is a pull-rod 30, formed with a handle 31.

The operation of the mechanism constructed as thus described is asfollows: To slide the gate open, it is only necessary to depress theouter end of one of the levers 13 and 14 by means of its pull-rod, whichelevates the lever 18 through the medium of the link 27 and arm 25, andthis movement of the lever 18 swings the link 19 to the positionillustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The initial movement of the link19 operates to tilt the bellcrank lever 20, thus releasing the latch,and the further movement of said link 19 slides the gate upon itsroller-supports to the open position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. Areverse movement of the levers 13 and 14 closes the gate, as will beapparent.

The cooperation of the ribs 5 and 7 with the grooved rollers 8 and 9reduces the friction incident to the sliding movement of the gate to theminimum and enables it to be moved with little effort.

The arrangement and coaction of the lever 18 and link 19 imparts apositive and direct IOO pulling and pushing strain upon the gate in thedirection of its length, thus contributing to the easy action thereof.

I claim- 1. A sliding gate comprising a standard; a grooved rollermounted thereon; a post arranged in a line with said standard and thelatch-post; grooved rollers mounted on said post; a gate having alongitudinal extension guided by the rollers on said post; a cross-barsecured to said standard; oppositely-disposed operating-levers fulcrumedon said cross-bar, one of said levers having an elongated slot, Whilethe other lever carries an antifrictionroller Working in said slot; alever pivotally secured at its upper end to said standard and having alink connection with one of said operating-levers; and pivoted at itslower end to one end of a link, the opposite end of which is pivotallyconnected to the gate-latch.

i. A sliding gate comprising a standard; means for guiding the gatethereon; a post arranged in a line with said standard and thelatch-post; a pair of grooved rollers mounted on said post; a gatehaving a rail extension guidedhy said rollers and formed at its edgeswith ribs; a cross-bar secured to the standard; oppositely-disposedoverlapping levers fulcrumed on said eross-bar, one of said levershaving an elongated slot, While the other lever carries anantifriction-roller Working in said slot; a lever pivotally secured atits upper end to said standard and having a link connection with one ofsaid overlappinglevers and pivoted at its lower end to one end of alink, the opposite end of which is pivotally connected to thegate-latch.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

LEVI lV. SECKLER.

Witnesses:

R. E. ERWIN, lV. A. BELL.

